Still Cant Figure Out Technorati
Today marks the day that I crossed into the Technorati Top 100 blogs. I was hoping balloons would fall down from the ceiling, or maybe Dave Sifry would call me up and shoot the crap or something. But then when I went to click the top 100 button to see who was above and below me, I don’t find my blog at all. Huh?
According to the Top 100, it’s sorted by Authority, the green rank in the picture in the upper left corner. My authority ranking is 3012. So, even though the Rank says 97, if it’s sorted by Authority, then that puts me somewhere around 77 ( see here) as of the time I’m writing this. (These numbers fluctuate often).
So, um… huh?
Not that the number matters in the long scheme of things, I don’t think, but it was something that I was paying attention to, learning about, and courting as a kind of game with myself. Now that I’m here, I don’t get it.
Anyone? Buehler?
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I don’t get it at ALL. Though I’m much less significant than your blog, I can’t even get my blog to show up in any of the searches. Somedays yes, others Nope. The whole technorati thing has eluded me completely.
Congrats for crossing this milestone!! I don’t really know much about Technorati either and I find myself scratching my head very often when trying to understand the authority and ranking.
Sorry I don’t have more knowledge.
-Andrew
i.e. There are likely others with a higher authority than you have that = same #s. Such as 2 blogs at 3020. (Hypothetically.) Blog A could be ranked 91 and Blog B could be ranked 92. Which is how you could be 97/77.
I might be wrong… just my best guess.
I thought you weren’t the kinda guy who keeps score? Hmm.??
I’m just joshin’ (do people still say that?). But seriously, congratulations on the good Technorati stats (couldn’t help ya in explaining them tho) and for breaking the twitter 15k follower mark!
I read through their Authority FAQ. So they’re still using the old model (# of inward links) Yahoo used to use to decide “authority” of a site before Google came along, which decided the better model was to weights each inward links by its own Authority instead. That means it’s very easy to game Technorati’s authority system by creating several blogs and link to your main blog. (Old SEO trick!)
On the side note, I noticed they index Twitter too! Doesn’t that just make it even easier to artificially boost your Technorati Authority?
I don’t get it either. Everytime I click on my technocrati account it tells me that such user doesn’t exist. I only “exist” if I repeat my click… And it’s not that technocrati would have to search for much references for a new blog like mine…
Congrats! I just recently made it into Technorati Top 5K (at least, I was #4,999 last I checked) and felt similarly discombobulated. No clue how it works.
Chris, congrats … It may be a screwy system, but it still says something about you and your blog. We’re just not exactly sure what. But something is better than nothing. Great seeing you at BlogWorld …
This is something that Technorati will for sure need to straighten out. They should at least just add option to their drop down on the top blogs to sort by rank. I think sort by rank should be default if that is how they represent sites in their profile. Seems kind of like a big oversight for such a popular website.
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When you consider a Technorati-claimed splog (spam blog) can link to you and gives you a Technorati point, it’s hard to gauge the validity of T-authority.
Chris, I found the problem and have fixed it. Your blog is currently listed as #79. Sorry for the inconvenience and welcome to the Technorati Top 100.
I have no idea, but I’m just really happy I’m not the only one who doesn’t understand Technorati. I’ve hid my ignorance for a few years, but I’m ready to come out of the closet and say: I do not get it.
But congratulations on reaching a goal!
Congrats Chris. I’m afraid I don’t know about the ranking question, though. Maybe it factors in total link numbers alongside authority?
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Chris,
CONGRATULATIONS on making it to the top 100! I see you there as #90 right now:
http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/?page=9
Apologies for the delay in you showing up on the list, there was a bug in the system, but the folks over at Technorati took care of it. If I had your number, I’d call you up to shoot the breeze, but you can always call me at 415 846-0232, happy to chat and answer any questions you might have! :-)
Dave
P.S. Woo hoo! Congratulations!
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Well Congrats anyway Chris :)
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Don't bother. Technorati is dead.
I don’t get Technorati’s system either, but other than site analytics its a great way to assure myself that people are reading my stuff.